Saturday 27 July 2019

Graduation

Eleanor Graduated on Thursday from Nottingham Trent University. She now holds a degree in Biomedical Science.


It was such a hot day, the hottest July day on record. I felt so sorry for all the graduands having to wear their robes and caps.


Eleanor started off with her hair down but it wasn't long before she tied it back to keep her a bit cooler.


After the ceremony there were post ceremony refreshments. We were all in need of something cold and refreshing.


Eleanor hasn't come away from university with just her degree, she also met her boyfriend there. He was her lab partner. Funny that as Daniel met his girlfriend at university too, she was his lab partner!


We were going to go for a meal afterwards to celebrate but we were all just so worn out with the heat, we decided to have a takeaway instead and we'll go out for a meal this weekend. It was a lovely day, despite the temperature, and we couldn't be prouder of Eleanor.

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  1. A proud mummy moment! Huge congratulations to Eleanor x

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    1. Thank you. A very proud mummy moment.

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  2. Well done, Eleanor. Enjoy your new career, wherever that takes you. (And enjoy the meal - it's a little more comfortable today.)

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    1. Thank you. We're about fifteen degrees cooler here today, though it's bucketing it down and it's in for the day.

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  3. Many congratulations to Eleanor, Jo. I bet it seems no time at all since she started primary school! :o)

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    1. Thank you. I don't know where the years have gone. It's a bit weird to think that both my children are now done with their education.

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  4. Congratulations to Eleanor and her boyfriend.

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  5. Congratulations Eleanor. You must be so very proud. Graduations are memorable occasions aren't they. X

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    1. Thank you. We're extremely proud. Graduation ceremonies are a great way of marking the hard work that has been put in over the last three years.

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  6. Well done Eleanor. A day to remember for all of you. xx

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    1. Thank you. It's definitely a day to remember.

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  7. Huge congratulations to Eleanor! Enjoy your celebratory meal; it's well deserved. best, Jane x

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    1. Thank you. We're looking forward to our meal out, it will probably be tomorrow as Eleanor's working an eleven and a half hour shift today, finishing at 11.30pm.

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  8. Congratulations what a wonderful achievement, shame about the heat spoiling your plans. Hopefully you will get your meal out over the weekend. Good luck with job hunting for them both.

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    1. Thank you. We were hoping for a nice day but it was just a bit too hot in the end. They're both frantically applying for jobs now.

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  9. Congratulations to Eleanor and man! What vicious weather to get for Graduation Day, I'm not surprised a meal seemed too much by the end of the day. Hope you enjoy your meal this weekend1
    xx

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    1. Thank you. There was air conditioning in the building where the ceremony was held but they left the doors open so it was totally ineffective. Never mind, we still enjoyed the day and we've still got a lovely meal to look forward to.

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  10. Many congratulations to Eleanor, she did so well. An absolutely proud moment! x

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    1. Thank you. We're so very proud, it's lovely to see your children do well.

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  11. PS Meant to say what beautiful photos too :)

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    1. Thank you. We've got the official photos which were taken too, these were just snaps I took myself.

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  12. Congratulations to your lovely daughter!!!!! You should be very proud of her. And she, of herself. Yessss!!!!

    Can imagine you were all worn out, from the heat. Waiting for a seat in a restaurant would only add to the feeling. Good idea to get take out, and do dinner, at a later date.

    Again, Congratulations!! To her and to you, her parents!

    ✨✨✨✨

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    1. Thank you. We were glad of a nice day but the heat was just unbearable, everyone there was using whatever they could get hold of to fan themselves with. Never mind, it was still lovely to see Eleanor graduate and we've still got a meal out to look forward to.

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  13. Congratulations to Eleanor! I think the thrill of it all overshadowed the heat, by the looks of the smile on her face :)

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    1. Thank you. We certainly tried to disregard the heat, a little difficult at times, but it was a lovely ceremony.

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  14. Congratulations to Eleanor!

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  15. Well done Eleanor (and boyfriend). Wishing them both well in their chosen careers.
    {hugest of hugs to you too proud mum} xx

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    1. Thank you. I know any mum will understand how proud we are as parents, our children bring us so much joy.

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  16. Congrats to Eleanor & to her parents. You must both be so proud that your children have done well. Take care & I'll be in touch very soon.

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    1. Thank you. Yes, we're very proud of both Daniel and Eleanor's achievements, they both worked so hard.

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  17. She is stunning. Love when a family can go with the flow and change plans . Shows flexibility and love!

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    1. Postponing the meal means that the celebrations can continue for a few days yet.

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  18. congratulations and climate change in action! Hoods are heavy and bulky to wear! What can one do with a biomedical degree? Is that a BSc?

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    1. Thank you. Yes, climate change is very worrying. A biomedical degree is a BSc, Eleanor's hoping to become a biomedical scientist in time.

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  19. Congrats to the graduates, you all most be so thrilled!

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    1. Thank you. We're over the moon and very proud.

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  20. Congratulations to Eleanor and her boyfriend! I hope that you all have a lovely celebration meal after you decided to postpone it because of the heat.

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    1. Thank you. It was a lovely day and we still have the celebratory meal to look forward to so that will extend the celebrations.

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  21. Congratulations to Eleanor and best wishes for her future in bio-medical science. Way to go, young lady!

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    1. Thank you. We're hoping she can land a job now.

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  22. Re: your comment on my post about still Loving Old Fashioned Blogging.

    So happy you will continue with blogging, even though you are enjoying IG.

    Gentle hugs,
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    1. I'm still enjoying blogging but enjoying Instagram too, I think there's room for both.

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  23. Thank you for sharing such lovely photographs. Congratulations to Eleanor and wishing her lots of success on her path ahead!

    Kavitha

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    1. Thank you. Eleanor had an interview on Friday for a job in a laboratory, which is what she wants to do, so we're just waiting now to hear if she's been successful.

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    2. Oh! I do hope she is. Fingers crossed!!

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    3. Thank you. We've all got our fingers, and toes, crossed.

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  24. Jo, Congratulations!! You must be very proud! P. x

    PS. I'm hearing about the heat there. Amazing! I hope it cools soon for you. It's very hot here but we expect it.

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    1. Thank you. Yes, we're all very proud indeed. It's much cooler now than it was last week, it's enjoyable now rather than oppressive.

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  25. Many congratulations to Eleanor, wishing her all the success in her future career, what a very proud day for you. Hope the interview was successful. xcx

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    1. Thank you. It was a lovely day despite the heat and we're all very proud of Eleanor.

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  26. Wow! Well done Eleanor, what an achievement! You must all be sooo proud of her. Shame about the heat.xxx

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    1. We are. We were all hoping for a nice day without rain but we didn't bargain for the hottest July day on record.

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  27. Wonderful photographs - you must be so proud.
    Many congratulations to Eleanor, and I wish her every success in the future.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you. It's the end of a chapter and the beginning of another.

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  28. Congratulations to Eleanor, a huge achievement & great news about the job. I wish her all the very best in her future career path. Cx

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    1. Thank you. We're so pleased that she's got a job already, she's just waiting to start now.

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